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Location: Howe Ave Access to the American River

Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Difficulty Level: 2 – 3

Event Name: Howe Avenue Access River Cleanup

Howe Ave is one of the trashiest areas of the American River Parkway. Let’s clean it up. We have cleaned up the Woodlake area, we can do it here. It already looks a lot better than it did when we were last year thanks to river steward and SPIU member Michael Tscheu. He works hard cleaning miles on both sides of the river.

We will meet at the river access parking lot. We will have free parking passes for all volunteers. We have coordinated with Sac Co Regional Parks on several abandoned camps.

There is plenty of easy trash pickup while enjoying the river.

We will provide bags, but please bring along your sturdy footwear, long sleeves and pants are recommended, grabbers, buckets and gloves – a limited number of loaner buckets and grabbers may be available.

Location: Nearest address is 2331 Broadway (the McDonald’s), people can park on the street.

Time: 4 – 5 p.m.

Event Name: Off Broadway Trash Dash

Please join us to clean up this alley! I have a student who I drop off each day at this location. The alley is always super trashy. I have seen kittens crawling around in the trash, where there are sharps present. I have also seen birds eating from the piles, including a Cooper’s Hawk searching for mice. This is a level one clean-up but there will most likely be sharps present. Bring thick gloves, grabbers etc. and we will supply bags and call 311 for pick up. There is parking on 23rd and 24th and the alley is behind the McDonald’s drive through. See you there.

Location: 8906 West Stockton Blvd. (Elizabeth Pinkerton Park)

Time: 9 – 10:15 a.m.

Event Name: Pinkerton/W. Stockton Levee

Let’s get after an area West of Highway 99 by Laguna Creek and Pinkerton Park. This spot has all levels, from flat streets and sidewalks, to hilly and muddy (bring your rubber boots) kind of terrain. New to cleanups? Please arrive early to get signed in and get gear. If you have supplies, please bring your own gloves, buckets, bags, but we have items for you. Buckets, gloves, grabbers, vests, bags. Please wear appropriate clothing, boots or closed-toe shoes, sunscreen, hats, and bring your own water. All cleanups are done at your own risk, but safety first! Our trash safety talk starts promptly at 9:00 am.

Location: 670 Alhambra Blvd.

Time: 10 a.m.

Difficulty Level: 2 – 5

Come out for our monthly Trash Dash at McKinley Park. This is a very family friendly event, and also a great opportunity for any local students to get community service credits. We’ll have Parks donated trash grabbers and garbage bags, and a dumpster to fill up. Come out, meet some new friends and make our park shiny

Location: 2589 Beaumont Street

Time: 2 – 5 p.m.

Event Name: Del Paso Heights

Volunteers will be tackling a large pile of trash from a number of sources in the Del Paso Heights area. This large pile of trash needs a lot of volunteers to come make this part of Sacramento look beautiful once more and stop this trash from washing down our streets into the rivers and eventually the ocean.